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If God gives us GRACE, we must bare fruit or He will cut us down and cast us into the fire. So we are required to bare fruit (MONEY) for God, fruit and giving money are synonyms with being a good and faithful servant
Silly boy, grace is unmerited favor. We can't earn it, we don't deserve it and we can't keep it like a coin in our pocket. We must share. I realize it might sound socialist to you but jesus dosn't give a rats tail what you or I think. He had the love for us before time existed.
If God gives us GRACE, we must bare fruit or He will cut us down and cast us into the fire. So we are required to bare fruit (MONEY) for God, fruit and giving money are synonyms with being a good and faithful servant
ok , so that tells me that you believe we will go to heaven based on what we do or dont do , and not by trusting what Christ has done for us , and receiving his righteousness imputed to our account
thats what i needed to know
they made a living but they didnt create fishing empires like your teaching.
Essenes, sect of John the baptist and ebionites (translates to "the poor") both shunned material wealth because they believed real blessings were in heaven. which is exactly what Jesus taught.
ok , so that tells me that you believe we will go to heaven based on what we do or dont do , and not by trusting what Christ has done for us , and receiving his righteousness imputed to our account
thats what i needed to know
Everyone will be judged according to what they have done. Faith without works is dead, just as most Christians are dead in their sins and trespasses. Works are the fruits of faith, which you received by grace. If you don't bare fruit it's a sure sign that you're not saved but self deceived.
I'm glad to hear that, I hope God has mercy on you and blesses you with the gift of faith and wisdom to rightly discern the meaning of the Holy Scriptures
they made a living but they didnt create fishing empires like your teaching.
Essenes, sect of John the baptist and ebionites (translates to "the poor") both shunned material wealth because they believed real blessings were in heaven. which is exactly what Jesus taught.
Everyone will be judged according to what they have done. Faith without works is dead, just as most Christians are dead in their sins and trespasses. Works are the fruits of faith, which you received by grace. If you don't bare fruit it's a sure sign that you're not saved but self deceived.
We will be judged at the judgement seat of Christ ( only believers will be there ) for what we did AFTER we were saved
Im all for bearing fruit , of course we are called to do that , but its NOT what saves us or keeps us saved
And Christians ( i prefer to say Believers , cause alot of people say they are Christian when they havent trusted Christ alone for their salvation ) are NOT dead in their trespasses and sins , we have been redeemed
You need to rightly divide the word , and distinguish between the covenants